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Assistive Technology in Colleges

Ask a Tech Teacher

With technology, it is so much easier to offer students the assistive technology they need to pursue their education dreams. The Tech Edvocate has so great suggestions for apps and prograsms to help those with specialized needs: What to Ask Colleges About Assistive Technology – The Tech Edvocate. 10 More Educational Technology Concepts Every Teacher Should Know About.

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GitMind- A Great Online Mind Map Maker Tool for Teachers and Students

Educators Technology

GitMind is a free web based tool that enables you to create beautiful mind maps. It is an ideal tool for brainstorming and project planning. Collaborative teamwork is another great feature.read more.

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Nonprofit News Literacy Project Welcomes Former Educator as CEO, With Plans to Expand

ED Surge

Fourteen years after its founding and with a misinformation landscape many magnitudes more dire than anyone could’ve predicted, the News Literacy Project will herald in a new CEO this summer, marking a transition in leadership but not a change in direction for the education-focused nonprofit. On June 30, founder and CEO Alan Miller, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will step down, allowing Charles Salter to step into the top spot.

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Four Paper STEM Challenges that are Fun and Low-Cost!

Science and Steamteam

Paper STEM activities are a great way to introduce children to STEM (STEAM) challenges. First of all, you have at least one of the materials. You can use printer paper, newspaper, construction paper, tagboard, index cards, and even recycled wrapping paper. Secondly, most students are highly engaged in these challenges. Some even see them as play. However, they are learning about teamwork and cooperation and usually some important science concepts.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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A Major Textbook Publisher Has Gone Private. What Does That Mean For Its Transition To Digital?

ED Surge

The transition to digital has been tough to crack for traditional textbook publishers. One of the largest of those companies will try to continue the transition as a private company, hoping that the extra capital and institutional knowledge will help. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a Boston-based K-12 education content and technology provider, has finished its sale to Veritas Capital, an investing firm which markets itself as seeking to improve education.

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Is a College Degree the Worst Investment You Can Make — or the Best?

ED Surge

Is a university degree “the worst investment a young person can make?” That question was the focus of a surprising debate held at a recent education conference. And the people arguing for and against the motion were both devoted educators. The venue was the Teacher Tech Summit, a two-day virtual event last month run by T4 Education, and co-hosted with the World Bank and the edtech investment firm Owl Ventures.

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Can we decipher the mechanisms that allow plant cells to communicate?

Futurum

Can we decipher the mechanisms that allow plant cells to communicate? Humans depend on plants for their survival. Plants provide the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat, but much of their functioning remains a mystery to us. At Professor Dave Jackson ’s lab at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in New York, USA, scientists are studying the mechanisms that co-ordinate plant development.

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Storm Photos Of The Year 2022

Smore Science

Heads-up, storm photographers! This year’s winners of the second annual Storm Photos of the Year competition are out. Created and organized by renowned photographer Mike Olbinsky, “The Stormys”, as the competition is called, is a celebration of the passion and dedication of storm photographers, both professionals and amateurs alike. Olbinsky hopes to recognize the skills of these photographers to achieve the ideal composition and setting for their breathtaking photos despite the challenges and d

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DISCOVER WITH STEAM

STEM Discovery

When the subject of education is examined all over the world, we determined that the most emphasized concept is STEAM. In traditional education, courses are taught independently from each other and it is important to associate different disciplines with each … Continue reading → The post DISCOVER WITH STEAM appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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Science Gifts for Kids

STEM Sport

Science kits are a great way to get kids excited about STEM. These science gifts allow hands-on exposure to science concepts that make learning fun. Regardless of age or skill level, there are science kits for a variety of different areas of science that can be used to engage kids. In this article, we will share some great science gifts for kids that can be used at home, in the classroom, during camps, or in afterschool programs: For more advice on how to get kids interested in science, check ou

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Super Teacher Worksheets for Easter

Technology Tidbits

*Be Sure to check out the printable activities on Easter. Super Teacher Worksheets is one of the best sites around for finding educational resources on a wide range of subjects. Educators can find, worksheets, printables, puzzle generators and more. Also, they are constantly updating their site w/ more resources all the time and recently released new crossword puzzle worksheet generator.

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Apr 12, How to Find the Center and Radius of a Circle From Its Equation

Online Math for All

How to Find the Center and Radius of a Circle From Its Equation

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Apr 12, Circles Calculate Area Circumference Radius and Diameter Worksheet

Online Math for All

Circles Calculate Area Circumference Radius and Diameter Worksheet

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Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum

These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!

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Apr 13, How to Find the Cardinal Number of a Set

Online Math for All

How to Find the Cardinal Number of a Set - Concept - Examples

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Apr 12, Circles Calculate Area Circumference Radius and Diameter

Online Math for All

Circles Calculate Area Circumference Radius and Diameter

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Apr 12, Finite and Infinite Sets

Online Math for All

Finite and Infinite Sets - Definitions - Solved Problems

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Apr 12, Marginal Relative Frequency Worksheet

Online Math for All

Marginal Relative Frequency Worksheet

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Apr 12, How to Find the Area of a Rhombus with Vertices

Online Math for All

How to Find the Area of a Rhombus with Vertices - Formula - Examples

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Apr 12, Equation of Circle With Extremities of Diameter are Given

Online Math for All

Equation of a Circle When Extremities of a Diameter are given

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Apr 12, How to Calculate Marginal Relative Frequency

Online Math for All

How to Calculate Marginal Relative Frequency - Examples

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Apr 12, How to Calculate Length of Chord in Circle

Online Math for All

How to Calculate Length of Chord in Circle

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